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About Baradapur Village

Baradapur is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,356, made up of 2,203 males and 2,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743371, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baradapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baradapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743371
Area (hectares) 536.1 hectares
Population 4,356
Male Population 2,203
Female Population 2,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baradapur compares

By the 2011 count Baradapur is the 33rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 536.1 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Baradapur

Baradapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baradapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baradapur from other places

Baradapur lies about 47 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Namkhana, about 8.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baradapur
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Namkhana 8.2 km
Nearest town Haldia 40 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 47 km

Villages closest to Baradapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patharpratima tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baradapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baradapur village had a population of 4,356. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Baradapur village has 2,203 males and 2,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baradapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Baradapur is 743371. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baradapur covers 536.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baradapur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baradapur is Namkhana, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baradapur.

Baradapur is about 47 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baradapur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 5.9 km away. Namkhana is about 8.2 km away. Haldia is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Dwarakapur (2.2 km), Bhagabatpur (2.2 km) and Kishori Nagar (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baradapur today is likely to be higher.

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